A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) can never do him any good.
B) brings back sad memories.
C) is best done by giving to charity.
D) makes a person richer.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) has never loved anyone.
B) gave generously to others in the past.
C) was lonely as a child.
D) had a mean boss when he was young.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) lied to him.
B) refused him.
C) was too young.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) friendship
B) charity
C) knowledge
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) foolish
C) poor
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) change it
C) disagree with it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) how large it is
C) what it is for
D) his or her name
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) refuse to do it
B) try to do it
C) wish to do it
D) make someone else do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) in the beginning
B) during the prologue
C) during the climax
D) at the end
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) doesn't feel well
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) help the poor by donating money
B) go into business with him
C) remember his childhood
D) close his office for Christmas
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) never worried about money
B) made the people who worked for him happy
C) loved parties and often entertained
D) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
B) remind him of better times
C) frighten him
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) wealth is the best route to happiness
B) everything works out best in the end
C) a life of greed is pointless in the end
D) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) he can't really change the future
B) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) friendless
B) being satisfied
C) more than enough
D) charitable
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were brothers
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his nephew's wife
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) sequence of related events
B) two or more scenes together
C) to the back of the stage
D) what the action is divided up into
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) two or more scenes together
C) to the back of the stage
D) to the front of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
B) Scrooge had no friends
C) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Everyone loved Scrooge
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would get married
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would lose all his money
D) would be going on a long journey
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
B) to see his nephew
C) to a funeral
D) to a program at church
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) pleasant
B) painful
C) neither painful or pleasant
D) both pleasant and painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at midnight
B) at two o'clock
C) at four o'clock
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) brother
C) son
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) friendship
C) love
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) love
C) enlightenment
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) hire his nephew
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) the form dramas are written in
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) conversations between characters
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
B) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) conversations between characters
D) to the back of the stage
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) himself and Sweetheart dancing
B) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
C) the Christmas party at Fred's house
D) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
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